Psalm 19:5
And he is as a bridegroom going forth from his chamber; he rejoiceth as a strong man to run the race.
Ecclesiastes 1:5
The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
Isaiah 61:10
I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with the priestly turban, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 62:5
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, shall thy sons marry thee; and with the joy of the bridegroom over the bride, shall thy God rejoice over thee.
John 3:29
He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled.
1 Corinthians 9:24-26
Know ye not that they who run in the race-course run all, but one receives the prize? Thus run in order that ye may obtain.
Philippians 3:13-14
Brethren, I do not count to have got possession myself; but one thing forgetting the things behind, and stretching out to the things before,
Hebrews 12:1-2
Let us also therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, laying aside every weight, and sin which so easily entangles us, run with endurance the race that lies before us,